Big-Seed False Flax vs Narrow-headed Vole

Camelina sativa compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

  • Big-Seed False Flax is Extinct while Narrow-headed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big-Seed False Flax Narrow-headed Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Brassicales (Brassicales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Brassicaceae Cricetidae
Genus Camelina Microtus
Species Camelina sativa Microtus gregalis

Conservation Status

Big-Seed False Flax

EX — Extinct

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big-Seed False Flax Narrow-headed Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Seed False Flax

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, North Korea), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big-Seed False Flax

The Big-Seed False Flax (Camelina sativa) is a species in the genus Camelina. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Narrow-headed Vole

No description available.

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